Recipes From The Garden: Cocktails & Mocktails

Recipes From The Garden: Cocktails & Mocktails
Planted Place Cocktail Pot Grow Kit

Get ready to elevate your summer gatherings with the sensational cocktail and mocktail recipes featured in our May members-only workshop. As the unofficial start of summer approaches, we're excited to share the secrets to creating refreshing and delicious beverages that will delight your taste buds and impress your guests.


In addition to the curated recipes, our workshop offered valuable insights into creating a cocktail and garnish garden, providing you with the tools to cultivate your own botanical oasis for cocktail experimentation. We also shared gardening tips and tricks to enhance your overall gardening experience. Whether you're hosting a backyard barbecue, lounging by the pool, or simply enjoying a cozy evening on the patio, these delightful libations will perfectly complement the summer vibes. Cheers to a season filled with garden-inspired cocktails, memorable moments, and the joy of sharing them with friends and family. Let the summer festivities begin!

Grow A Cocktail & Garnish Garden

If you’re intrigued by planting your very own cocktail and garnish garden, you can start with our Mixology Herb Garden Kit. It’s an easy way to begin growing edible plants. The kit comes with certified organic seedlings (pre-grown starter plants), an organic amendment pack to boost your soil, a large premium felt pot and more. All you need to add is sun, soil and water.

Now here are your Sip the season with garden-fresh cocktails and mocktails made from herbs and produce you grow at home. Easy, refreshing recipes for any occasion.. Enjoy!

Recipes From The Garden: Cocktails & Mocktails

Blackberry Mint Mojito


This recipe is made extra special with mint from the farm garden wall.

Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons sugar

  • 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

  • ½ cup seltzer water

  • ¼ cup rum

  • 12 Blackberries

  • 12 large mint leaves

Directions

  1. Muddle blackberries, mint leaves, sugar, lemon juice, and lime juice.
  2. Add seltzer and rum.
  3. Add ice.
  4. Stir well and serve.
Recipes From The Garden: Cocktails & Mocktails

Lemon, Blueberry, Basil Spritzer (Mocktail)

Ingredients

  • Sparkling water

  • Lemon (cut into wedges)

  • ¼ – ½ cup blueberries

  • 4-6 Fresh basil leaves

Directions

  1. Fill glass with sparkling water
  2. Squeeze lemon into water
  3. In a small bowl, muddle blueberries and basil or crush together with a spoon
  4. Pour mixture into water
Recipes From The Garden: Cocktails & Mocktails

Cilantro Margarita

Ingredients

  • 2 oz tequila

  • 2 oz triple sec

  • 1 tbs simple syrup

  • 1 lime, juiced

  • 3 sprigs cilantro

  • 2 lime wedges

  • kosher salt or mint-infused salt

Directions

  1. Combine the first 3 ingredients in a shaker. Shake with ice.
  2. Use sugar to coat glass rims, then pour drinks into glasses and garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.

As we conclude this edition of "Recipes From The Garden: Cocktails & Mocktails," we hope you have been inspired by the delightful array of garden-inspired libations. From refreshing herbal-infused cocktails to vibrant and invigorating mocktails, these recipes have celebrated the bountiful flavors and aromas that nature has to offer. Whether you're sipping on a refreshing Mojito with freshly picked mint or enjoying a zesty Lemonade Spritzer infused with homegrown herbs, these garden-to-glass creations have allowed you to experience the true essence of seasonal produce.

 

Cheers to the joy of gardening, the art of mixology, and the beautiful synergy between them. Embrace the spirit of the garden in every sip and continue to explore the endless possibilities that await in your own backyard. Raise a glass to the vibrant colors, flavors, and scents of the garden, and may each sip be a reminder of the beauty and abundance that nature provides. Here's to many more garden-inspired concoctions and the joy of sharing them with loved ones. Cheers!

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